comeback [rebirth]

The report went around in everyone's hands, and finally stayed in Yan Xuan's hands.He lightly pinched the two sides of the paper, and his downcast eyes glanced at the strokes on the paper, and finally closed the report with light hands, and respectfully put it back on the few cases in front of Emperor Ning.

Emperor Ning's eyes lingered on him for a moment, then suddenly withdrew, and asked, "How about his wife and daughter?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Mrs. Duan and Miss Duan are in another carriage. They just passed out and are not seriously injured."

"I know."

The person kneeling on the ground was still waiting for the next article, and raised his eyes cautiously, only to see the Holy One make a gesture of stepping back at him: "People cannot be resurrected after death. Now the battle is important, and we will discuss it later."

He didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he knelt down to say "yes", and then quickly stepped back and left the solemn place.

The rest of the ministers did not speak.

Many of them are veterans who have been in office for ten years, and some of them have had good friends with the prime minister.Although the battle situation in Mobei is indeed more imminent now, it is not to the point where a digression about how to arrange the corpse cannot be interrupted.

——As soon as the matter of the old minister was exposed in such an understatement, I am afraid that everyone already has the answer in their hearts whether the bandit they encountered is real or not.

In the silence, Emperor Ning stood up abruptly, and Eunuch Rong immediately shouted: "Your Majesty!"

Emperor Ning raised his hand to him, indicating that it was okay, then walked to the table, and glanced at the topographic map on the table with his hands behind his back.

"Xiao Han, continue to talk about your opinion."

Yan Xuan nodded slightly: "I think the troops should be dispatched, and the sooner the better."

Emperor Ning gave him a look, signaling him to continue.

So Yan Xuan pointed to the location of Jishan Mountain on the map, and said: "The reason for the terrain of Jishan Mountain is that if you don't go up the mountain to check it, it is difficult to find the actions of the Huns from the Mobei side. Then I have reason to believe that the enemy's actions this time, Maybe it's for preparation."

"what to prepare?"

"Surprise attack."

Discussions rang out from all around, and Emperor Ning knocked on the table with a cold face, and those noisy discussions fell silent in an instant.

"You continue." Emperor Ning said.

Yan Xuan held up the black-feathered flag originally planted at the location of Jishan, and calmly analyzed: "The town at the foot of Jishan is named Jiangyuan County, located in the northwest of Hanlin, and the nearest people are only one mile away from Jishan. When the weather warms up in May and June, The snow on Mount Ji melted and flowed into the nearby rivers, causing the residents here to suffer from floods every year.”

"I also know about the waterlogging in the vast forest, but because of the local terrain, the embankment is difficult to build, and it has not been effectively resolved so far." Emperor Ning sighed softly, "But that is also a matter of the middle of the year."

Yan Xuan planted the flag at the location of Jiangyuan County, and said in a serious manner: "But what if artificially accelerating the melting of ice and snow, triggering waterlogging, or even directly causing an avalanche?"

His voice was as deep and calm as ever, but as soon as these words came out, the entire Tianlu Hall seemed to have fallen into an ice cave, as if Jishan, which was far away in the north of Mobei, had hung to the top of Chang'an City in the blink of an eye, and the snow was blown away. It poured down, burying everyone in the cold and dark ruins.

Mr. Qiu, who had insisted on sending out troops just now, suddenly felt cold at this moment, and said uncertainly: "Master Yan, according to what you said, wouldn't sending troops at this time just hit the enemy's way?"

"No, it's because of this that I need to act as soon as possible to seize the opportunity." Yan Xuan paused, and said, "I'll do what I can."

Lord Qiu fell silent again, but the expression on his face did not become relieved.At this time, not only him, perhaps most people have the same thought in their hearts——

What about the people at the foot of the mountain?Is it just like a bait or pawn used to lure the enemy?

No one stated these questions clearly, but Yan Xuan seemed to be able to read their thoughts, and glanced at everyone's faces one by one, and said sonorously and forcefully:

"There are more than [-] people in Jiangyuan County and nearby villages and towns, and no one can be abandoned."

"Okay!" Emperor Ning suddenly said, and asked under the awe-inspiring etiquette of the surrounding courtiers: "How many people do you need?"

Yan Xuan said: "Ten thousand elite soldiers."

"I promise you [-] elite soldiers and [-] cavalry." Emperor Ning took up the other red flag on the side of the picture, and inserted it directly into Shuocheng behind Jishan Mountain, "Go ahead and fight, what I want this time is the Xiongnu Shanyu's Head on the item!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

·

In the second prince's mansion, under the last rays of the setting sun, the housekeeper took out a handkerchief and wiped his forehead.

"Second Highness." He said and took another sip of herbal tea, "You have been thinking about this move for almost half an hour."

A rare chess game was placed on the stone table in the yard at the moment, Cen Yuan held his head in one hand and wrinkled his face, while holding a red "pawn" in the other hand, he tapped on the stone table, but he didn't go. Move the pieces on the chessboard with your hands.

"Don't yell, don't yell." The beating sound stopped suddenly, Cen Yuan let go of the "soldier", and opened his hand to cover the butler's face, "Really, I'm still thinking."

"Hey." The butler smiled wryly and lifted his hand aside, "Your Highness has already won this game for sure, so there's no need to think about it—for so long."

He procrastinated the word "this" a bit too long, even the young bird on the branch beside him was so impatient that he flew away first, Cen Yuan sighed: "This is called caution, do you understand?"

"You're just wasting your time!"

The housekeeper let out a "bad" sound, turned his head and saw someone walking in from outside the arched door, and immediately got up and shouted, "Lord Yan."

Hearing this, Cen Yuan turned his head and took a quick look, followed by his sharp eyes and hands, quickly moved a piece on the chessboard, directly eating the opponent's "face".

Butler: "Ouch!"

After Cen Yuan finished this move, he didn't care about it anymore, he got up and walked towards Yan Xuan: "It's so late, I heard it was Mo Bei who came to report urgently?"

Yan Xuan didn't say a word, and when Cen Yuan approached, his eyes that had been on the other party paused slightly, and he didn't care that the butler was still clearing up the chessboard on the stone table, and suddenly raised his hand and clasped Cen Yuan's head behind him. He hooked it closer, leaned against his neck and smelled it.

"Have you bathed?"

"..." Cen Yuan thought to himself, did the little general take any medicine during his trip to the palace?

He put one hand on Yan Xuan's chest to push the person away, and quietly turned his head to glance, just in time to catch the butler's back running away with a smear of oil on his feet without squinting, and not a single chess piece fell on the stone table.

The old guy was pretty quick.

Cen Yuan spat secretly in his heart, but he didn't care about the last bit. He turned around and poked Yan Xuan's chest: "What are you doing, what are you doing? It's not dark yet, and I'm going out here to report something wrong. official."

Yan Xuan remained silent, a deep and meaningful smile gradually appeared in the depths of his eyes, and then that handsome face pressed down on Cen Yuan again.This time, it didn't shift to the left or right, and pressed directly on his lips.

Yan Xuan kissed carefully at the beginning, but there was unavoidable heat between her lips and tongue, which became more intense due to running around, and they hooked each other's breath forcefully.In Cen Yuan's response, he gradually deepened the kiss. It was rare to see a bit of ruthlessness, adding a hint of predatoryness. For a moment, he was so hard that he wanted to embed people in his arms.

It seemed that it took a long time before the kiss gradually calmed down, becoming gentle after intense.The hand clasped behind Cen Yuan's head relaxed slightly, rubbed it as if to appease, then turned to the other's ear, and gently pinched the auricle with the fingertips that slipped past.

This subtle numbness made Cen Yuan couldn't help grinning in the indistinct kiss, and the setting sun seemed to be mixed with infinite tenderness, climbing up his neck, cheeks, and ears one by one.The acacia freshness on his body surrounded the two of them, showing light footsteps in the air, floating between the entangled breaths.

After calming down for a while, he shook his head left and right, and lightly bumped the opponent's head with the tip of his nose, like a naughty child playing tricks.

"It's a crime." He twirled his fingertips on Yan Xuan's chest, but was immediately grabbed into his hands.

Yan Xuan's eyes were half closed, and the drooping eyelashes trembled slightly, and he remained silent.He held Cen Yuan's hand tightly and pressed against his forehead.

Maybe it was because of the haste on the way home from the palace, or maybe it was because of the kiss just now, Yan Xuan was breathing heavily, especially when the breath hit the skin.

It wasn't until a long time later that Cen Yuan felt that his breathing was gradually calming down, and it wasn't so heavy, so he asked softly, "Do you want to start a war?"

"En." Yan Xuan responded from deep in her throat, and rubbed her into her arms again.He didn't seem to want to talk about it, so he changed the subject: "I didn't expect you to come back now."

"It's just going out to do some errands, and it's not a long-distance trip. Of course, after finishing the work, I will throw all the rest of the stalls to Lou Yuanbai, or let him eat and drink for free in the mansion."

Cen Yuan patted him on the back and smiled silently.

"Today Shangyuan, we have to come back to watch the lanterns together."

This year's Shangyuan banquet in the palace is still the same, and the Holy Majesty does not seem to have any intention of temporarily stopping the banquet, but the two took leave early, and applied to enter the palace together the night before, and had a Lantern Festival with Jiang Zhaoyi in advance.

The sunset on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month quietly fell, and the lights of Wanjia lit up the sky.

A quarter of an hour later, Yan Xuan changed into light casual clothes, and set foot on Yong'an Street together with Cen Yuan. The warm-colored lanterns on both sides paved a long road in front of him.

There was also a banquet in the palace on New Year's Eve, and after the end, the two of them went directly back to the house to watch the new year. They didn't visit the city's lantern market, but watched the fireworks from a distance on the way back to the house.So counting it down, the last time I felt the excitement in Chang'an City, it was already time to beg for a cleverness.

You remember that Emperor Ning had just decreed a marriage for the two of them on that day, and Cen Yuan went to the wall of the Yan Mansion after a long absence before traveling together in the downtown area. There are some subtle awkwardnesses.

Thinking about it now, everything seems like yesterday, and it seems to have crossed thousands of rivers and mountains.

Cen Yuan looked at the lanterns rising from time to time in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's finally over."

The dust settles and the moon rises.

Yan Xuan looked sideways at him and smiled softly, and asked, "Shall we go to put the lamp on?"

"Of course!" Cen Yuan took advantage of the excitement and directly grabbed his hand and walked towards the place where the lamp was placed, "Do you still remember what we wrote before?"

Except for the first Shangyuan when the accident happened, Cen Yuan would go out of the palace to play with Yan Xuan every festive season afterwards.At the Shangyuan Lantern Market, it is natural to join in the fun and put on a lantern.

The place where the lanterns are placed in Chang'an has always been unified in the square outside the city gate that was originally a place for travelers to rest. Yan Xuan exerted a little force on his hand, so that Cen Yuan didn't have to worry, and after thinking about it, he said:

"In the 14th year of Ning Huan, you wrote—'May your father and mother be in good health, may the world be peaceful and peaceful, and may there be no more homework assigned by Mr. Liu'."

Cen Yuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "I remember, I remember! It was the first time I put up a lantern outside the palace, and I was afraid that someone outside would pick it up, so I didn't even dare to write my honorific name."

Yan Xuan said, "You won't be particular about it later."

"Yes, yes, and then I really wrote randomly." After speaking, Cen Yuan paused, then suddenly laughed out loud, "I still remember that time when you looked serious and said that I wrote too much. Too much, be careful, God should not. I said, this is a wish I wrote down with all my sincerity, and the old man deserves what he shouldn’t.”

Yan Xuan also seemed to be recalled, his brows and eyes slightly frowned.

"I remember that I questioned you at that time, and you didn't think that Taifu Liu's homework was too heavy, which wasted our time to go out and play. After you listened to it, you turned around and taught me, saying that such a simple homework was written secretly with a book in the way." It’s just that, I haven’t even learned how to be lazy!”

Cen Yuan shook his head and clicked his tongue: "Tsk, who would have thought that General Yan Shao, who is now all-powerful, was also a master who could play tricks in class back then."

Yan Xuan smiled and said, "Did I really say that at the time?"

"Probably, anyway, that's what it means, it's probably not far from ten." Cen Yuan waved his hand at him indifferently, "Oh, I won't be lazy wherever I want to come now, isn't it because—"

In the middle of the conversation, he suddenly stopped, and Yan Xuan pinched his hand: "Huh?"

"..." Cen Yuan fell silent, thinking to himself: I wonder why the person next to me is so good-looking every day.

Cen Yuan stared ahead, but his eyes unconsciously slipped out from the end of his eyes to secretly look at Yan Xuan, and then suddenly retracted after a moment—just like what he did every spring, summer, autumn and winter, when he was sleepy and distracted in the Imperial Academy .

"Cough!" He cleared his throat, and then said, "What about the others?"

Yan Xuan walked forward with him holding hands, and said softly: "Ning Huan has been 15 years old, 'I hope I can go out of the palace every day, and buy the sugar man's shop in Jingluo Lane'."

In fact, Cen Yuan himself didn't remember what he wrote before, but now Yan Xuan read it seriously, and felt a little ashamed for a while.

But Yan Xuan didn't seem to want to stop, and there was still a faint smile at the end of his eyes.

"Ning Huan was 16 years old, 'I want to go hunting in Bailu Forest every day'; Ning Huan was 17 years old, 'the new guy next to the little general is always surprised when he sees me climbing over the wall, I don't like it'; Ning Huan 18 year, 'This year I must grow taller than the little general'..."

"Etc., etc!"

Listening to this, Cen Yuan felt that this person was starting to expose his old background, so he punched him: "You made this up yourself! I never wrote this sentence!"

Yan Xuan squeezed his fist with one hand, gathered it in his hand, and said with a smile: "This is just a few, as for whether to write or not, Your Highness, feel free to testify."

"..." Cen Yuan almost immediately caught the malicious intentions hidden under the gentleness of the other party, pulled back his hand and cursed with a smile: "That's why I didn't write it, don't try to frame me!"

Yan Xuan just smiled but said nothing, Cen Yuan's teeth were itching, he only hated that he was outside, otherwise he would have rushed to teach others a lesson.

The children on the street took off their heavy cloaks one after another, holding sugar figurines in their hands, scurrying between the cracks as if they were always full of energy.

In a trance, it seems that there are two teenagers who are not more than ten years old. They hold each other's hands and run through the hustle and bustle.

At this time, they were shoulder to shoulder, fingers intertwined, enjoying the hustle and bustle of Shengjing, thinking in unison in their hearts - from now on, they will have many Shangyuan who will share lanterns.

Not long after, the place where the lanterns were placed was right in front of us. Cen Yuan and Yan Xuan approached them playfully all the way, lined up to receive two lanterns, and came to the special area for people to write.

This is when someone suddenly heard shouting: "Second Highness?"